Alton samuel welply



A. S. WELPLY.

. BUTTON FOR WEARING APPAREL.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-l4. I918.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

//V VE 11/70 ALTON SAMUEL wE rLY, or LIMERICK, IRELAND.

BUTTON FOR WEARING-APPAREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9,1919.

Application filed December 14, 1918. Serial No. 266,839.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Apron Saarinen lVnLrLY, asubject of the King of Great Britain, residing at ROSQlll'ltllQ,Corbally, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Buttons for lVearing-Apparel, of which thefollowing a specification.

This inve11tion relates to improvements in buttons for wearing apparel,and has for its object to provide a button which. does not require to besewn on to the fabric which may be easily applied to or detached fromthe latter when desired andwhich eliminates the inconveniencesassociated with the known types of buttons which frequently break awayfrom their fasteuings or require to be re-sewn on.

According to my said invention I provide a pair of studs slidably fittedone in the other the inner or malestud havin at its end an elastic orflexible protu ierance adapted to slidably fit in a longitudinal channelin the female stud which latter is provided adjacent to or near the endof the said channel with a recess into which is sprung and secured inposition the said protuberance when the female stud slig ltly turned,thereby looking the pair of studs in position. The inner or male stud isprovided with a flange which lies against the inner fabric or material,the head of this stud projecting through the said fabric, and the outeror female stud is provided with a corresponding flange which liesagainst the outer or overlapping fabri the head: of the female studpassingthrough the button hole in the outer fabric, the arrangementbeing such that in order to fasten together overlapping fabrics ormaterial such as coats or Waist-coats or the like the inner or male studis passed into the button hole while the outer or female stud is slidover the inner stud and sligl'itly turned, to button the Waist-coat orcoat or the like in position. It will thus be seen that the said buttonmay easily be detached from the fabric for the purpose of washing,mangling or ironing of the latter; and when in position is easilyoperated and is of compact and substantial construction.

In a modification, said. button comprises a pair of studs in which. themale stud has a longitudinally split tubular shank to produce a springaction with an opposite protuberance near end of said shank adapted toslidably fit in a longitudinal channel of a corresponding tubular femalestud having at the end of said channel a transverse channel and anadjacent recess into which channel said protuberance is adapted to betwisted and sprung into said recess so as to lock said studs togetl'ierin order to similarly fasten together coats or Waistcoats or the like.

It has previously been proposed to employ a male stud having at its enda protuberance or in adapted to slidably fit in a longitudinal channelor slot in a corresponding female stud so that by a twisting motion ofeither stud, the protuberance or pin is retated into a recess or slotand secured therein by the assistance or employment of a spiral or leafspring, each stud l'iaving a flanged or headed end to engage against thefabric or material.

According to my present invention, no spiral or leaf springs areemployed as the protuberance or stem of the male stud is adapted to formits own spring thus making for greater simplicity and efficiency andlower cost in production; and consequently there is no necessity forpressing the studs into engagement against the action of spi al. or leafspring? as hitherto.

The said button constructed and adapted to operate in accordance with mysaid invention is more fully described hereinafter with reference to theaccompanyinodrawing; and the same reference. num ers are used for thesame parts throughout.

Inthe drawing Figure 1 shows a sectional elevation through the completebutton in position on overlapping fabrics, and Fig. 2, shows a plan viewof the inner stud. Fig. 3 shows a plan View of the outer stud. Fi l. isan outside elevation of a modified form of male stud. Fig. 5 is anoutside elevation of a modified form of female stud, and Fi 6 is a planof the parts shown in Fig. 5.

Said improvements in buttons for Wearing apparel comprise an inner ormale stud 1 havin at its end a protuberance 2 adapted to slic ably litin a longitudinal channel 3 in a female or outer stud 4, and by atwisting motion of the latter adapted to be sprung into and secured in arecess 5 in the stud 4t adjacent to or near the end of the channel 3,the male or inner stud 1 having a flange 6 adapted to lie against theinner fabric or material 7, and having its head with said protuberanceadapted to pass through a hole such as 8 in the inner fabric of material7, and through the button hole 9 of the over- -lapping fabric ormaterial 10. The outer or female stud 1 has a corresponding flange 11.adapted to lie against the outer or overlapping fabric or material 10,so that when the two studs are in the locked position they form a securebutton to hold the parts of clothing or the like together. It will bereadily understood that to button the parts together when the inner studis in position it is only necessary to pass the outer stud over theinner stud so that the protuberance slides through the channel 3 untilit reaches and is twisted into the recess 5 by slightly turning theflange 11 in the required direction, and by reversing the operation apair of studs are easily detached from the over lapping fabric ormaterial. As the fabric is flexible the stud 1 with its protuberance 2may be easily pulled through or inserted through the hole 8.

The stud 1 is preferably made hollow and of thin metal so that theprotuberance 2 is easily forced through the channel 3 and sprung intothe recess 5 by a twisting motion of the flange 11. For the sake ofclearness the complete button and part of the fabric are shown in alarge view. The outer or female stud I is also made out of thin metal soas to be more easily worked into the required shape; and the flange 11may be solid in the center as shown, or may be hollow if desired.

By the application of this button it will be seen that no sewing on isrequired while the stud 1 may be frictionally held in or detached fromthe inner fabric when desired, and the outer stud a may be readilypassed into the button-hole 9 or its equivalent when fixing in position.Furthermore, the complete button may be used many times over in varioussuits or coats or the like by transferring from one to the other withthe greatest ease, and owing to the grip afl'orded by the flange 6 onthe inner fabric or material there is no danger of pulling through thelatter as sometimes happens in a case where the ordinary sewn on buttonis used.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 4:, 5 and 6, Iemploy a pair of studs, 1 and at in which the male stud 1 haslongitudinally a split tubular shank at 13 to produce a spring actionwith an oppo site protuberance 2. near end of said shank and adapted toslidably fit in a longitudinal channel 3 of a corresponding tubular female stud 1-- having at the end of said channel a transverse channel 12and an adjacent recess 5 into which said protuberance is adapted to betwisted and sprung into said recess so as to lock said studs together inwhich case the small end of the female stud 4c lies adjacent to theinside of thefiange 6which is then opposite the flange 11. In this case,the female stud 4 is preferably the inner stud for securing in the innerhole of overlapping fabrics, but may be reversed if desired.

Having described my invention, I claim A button of the kind describedfor wearing apparel and the like comprising a tubular female stud havinga longitudinal chan nel, a transverse channel with an adjacent recess atthe end of said longitudinal chan-- nel, a corresponding male studhaving a longitudinally split tubular shank adapted to produce a springaction with a protuberance formed near the end of said shank, said malestud bein adapted to slidably fit in said female stu' having saidprotuberance adapted to slidably fit in said longitudinal channel and bytwisting the studs relatively to one another to be moved into saidtransverse channel and sprung into said recess so as to lock said studstogether.

Signed by me this 28rd day of November,

ALTON SAMUEL IVELPLY. Witnesses:

O. M. COLBERT, PATRICK KING.

Co lies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

